Parachute Col

Parachute Col: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Parachute Col

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Parachute Col — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.38835, 168.75008. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parachute Col

• Mount Aspiring · viewpoint · Westland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Volta Glacier · viewpoint · Westland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Volta Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Avalanche · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Aspiring National Park · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dart Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Edward · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Pollux · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hinemakawe / Mount Castor · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~27 km · Must-see
• Treble Cone · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~36 km · Must-see
• Olivine Ice Plateau · viewpoint · Westland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Olivine Ice Plateau · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kahukura / Mount Alba · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Head · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Turner · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rees-Dart Track · trek · Queenstown-Lakes · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Parachute Col

Other waterfalls near Parachute Col

• Haast Pass / Tioripatea · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fantail Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~77 km · Must-see
• Thunder Creek Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~78 km · Must-see
• Roaring Billy Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~83 km · Must-see
• Sutherland Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~116 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Thomson Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~3 km
• Hester Pinney Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~9 km
• Glacier Burn Waterfall · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~9 km
• Benmore Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~13 km
• Benmore Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~13 km

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